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Botswana susceptible to terrorism financing

Seized vehicles at BURS warehouse PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Seized vehicles at BURS warehouse PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

While Botswana has not recorded any terrorism financing cases in relation to the car dealership sector over the last five years, the country is susceptible to terrorism financing.

This is according to a fresh report by the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) working with law enforcement agencies and local licensing authorities.

The assessment which focused on threats and vulnerabilities of Money Laundering/Terrorism Financing and Proliferation Financing ML/TF/PF was undertaken by a team of experts drawn from different stakeholders including FIA, law enforcement agencies, and licensing authorities.

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